These delicious pork ribs are slow cooked in the oven but can easily be put in a smoker instead and then finished on the grill.  Use fresh and organic spices for the best flavor and natural benefits.

Ingredients:

2 racks baby back pork ribs

1 tbsp New Mexico Chili Powder (or other favorite chili powder)

1 tbsp Ancho Chili Powder

1 tsp Rapadura or Maple Sugar (Turbinado also works)

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp garlic granules (or 1/4 tsp garlic powder)

1/2 tsp Texas Red Dog Chili powder

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp cayenne (optional, for an extra kick)

1/4 tsp celery salt

1/4 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp Real Celtic Sea Salt (course)

1 tsp ground black pepper (white or mixed peppercorns also a good option)

Finish with your favorite BBQ sauce.  We used Annie’s Naturals Organic Smokey Maple BBQ Sauce (Gluten Free)

To Prepare:

Prepare ribs if your butcher has not by rinsing and removing the silver skin and if necessary cut the racks into two pieces for ease of handling.   This blog has a video that shows how http://nibblemethis.blogspot.com/2009/04/bbq-pork-loin-back-ribs.html

Dry the meat with a lint free towel.  Place meat side down in a roasting pan and apply rub liberally to both sides of the ribs placing them back in the roasting pan meat side down and cover pan with foil.

Allow to rest for 30 minutes with rub.

Place in the oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 4 hours.  Ribs are done when the bone is starting to show or you can see if the ribs easily fold with a pair of tongs.

Serve dry or to finish wet:

Take them out and place on the grill meat side up and apply sauce, allow to cook 2 minutes then flip.  Cover bottom with sauce and allow to cook another 2 minutes before flipping once again and putting more sauce on the meat side and cooking another 2 minutes then pull off the grill and allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.

To prepare totally on the grill put the grill on a low heat and place the ribs meat side down away from direct heat.  Close the grill and allow to cook for 3 to 4 hours and test as above.  To finish the wet method see above.

If you don’t have a grill and want to finish them wet in the oven that’s easy.  Put sauce on the bottom of the ribs with meat side down and put oven at 350 degrees.  Cook about 5 minutes then flip and cover the top with sauce and cook another 5 minutes.

Always allow the ribs to rest 5 to 10 minutes  before eating so the juices can settle and you don’t burn yourself. =)

Happy BBQing!